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Oil on canvas; Signed, dated and titled lower center; 27,6 x 27,8 in inch Color-matching Frame; Erwin Dominik Osen, also known as Erwin Dom Osen or Mime Van Osen, was not only an Austrian mime and the subject of many portraits of his friend Egon Schiele, but was also considered an artistic genius. Together with Schiele, he spent his studies at... moreOil on canvas;
Signed, dated and titled lower center;
27,6 x 27,8 in inch Color-matching Frame;
Erwin Dominik Osen, also known as Erwin Dom Osen or Mime Van Osen, was not only an Austrian mime and the subject of many portraits of his friend Egon Schiele, but was also considered an artistic genius. Together with Schiele, he spent his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts with C. Griepenkerl in Vienna. In addition, Osen took private lessons with A. Roller and was also considered a co-founder of the art association Neukunstgruppe, which was founded in 1909. In addition to his work as a theatre painter, Osen appeared as a mimic, inspiring Schiele for a series of nude drawings with his particularly expressionistic poses. In this almost square oil painting from 1951, Osen plays with an extremely daring perspective and shows New York from the perspective of an aeroplane flying overhead, whose shadow can be seen in the painting itself. The view from an aeroplane, also often used by the Futurists, demands a painterly translation of speed, which Osen solves with the almost dissolving skyscrapers. The intense impression is reinforced by the reduced colour palette. A hymn of speed and urbanity that perfectly fits the attitude to life of the ever-present cosmopolite Osen.
Date 24 Nov 18:00 - 25 Nov 2022 Sale Price Past - No Sale Price
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